Sperl v. Sperl

This is an action in assumpsit brought by the plaintiff, Jeannette Sperl, against the defendant, Cecil Paul Sperl. The plaintiff is seeking recovery of alimony due her pursuant to a New Jersey divorce decree. The principal issues for our consideration are whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion for a jury trial, whether the defendant was denied due process, and whether the court erred in declining to modify retroactively the alimony arrearage due under the decree. We uphold the trial court.

The parties were divorced by decree of the Superior Court of New…